Ellen Edwards1

F, #29, b. 1844, d. 15 Jan 1936
Last Edited24 Mar 2020
FatherGeorge W. Edwards2,3 b. c 1812, d. 11 Dec 1876
MotherMargaret Allen2,3 b. c 1815, d. a 1 Jun 1900
Name Variation Ellen Edwards was also known as Nellie.4,5 
Birth*1844She was born in 1844 in Yancey County, North Carolina.2 
Marriage*7 February 1861She married Lewis Sandlin, son of Ezekiel Sandlin and Sarah Clark, on 7 February 1861 in the George Edwards home, Clay County, Kentucky. Research Comment by Wanda Hunter Day: The correct marriage date is 07 Feb 1861. The marriage date is sometimes incorrrectly recorded as 04 Jan 1861 and 07 Jan 1861.1,6 
Cens-1870*30 July 1870 Morris Sandlin was enumerated in the household of his brother Lewis. The household was enumerated on 30 Jul 1870. However, the official enumeration day of the 1870 census was 1 June 1870.7 
Death*15 January 1936Ellen Edwards died on 15 January 1936 in Taft, Owsley County, Kentucky.8 

Family

 Lewis Sandlin b. 21 Jun 1843, d. 8 Jul 1927
Children 1.John Sandlin1,7 b. 7 Feb 1862
 2.Adoniram Sandlin1,7 b. 14 Sep 1863
 3.Nancy M. Sandlin1,7 b. 11 Mar 1866
 4.James Henry Sandlin+1,7,9 b. 21 Nov 1869, d. 15 Jun 1957

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Citations

  1. [S108] Lewis Sandlin (Sgt., Co. D, 47th KY Mtd. Inf., Civil War), pension no. Inv. 467123, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veteran Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Photocopy held by Wanda Hunter Day.
  2. [S194] 1850 U.S. census, Clay County, Kentucky, population schedule, Kentucky District, page 129A, dwelling 435, family 435, George Edwards; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Mar 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432_197. Household includes: George Edwards 37, b. NC, farmer; Margaret 39, b. NC; Lucinda 17, b. NC; James 13, b. NC; Elizabeth 11, b. NC; Adoniram 9, b. NC; John 7, b. NC; Elender 6, b. NC; Rachael 4, b. NC; Nancy 1, b. KY; Charlotte 1, b. KY.
  3. [S195] 1860 U.S. census, Clay County, Kentucky, population schedule, Sextons Creek, page 98, dwelling 620, family 620, George W. Edwards; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 Mar 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653_363. Household includes: George W. Edwards 50, b. NC, farmer, real estate valued at $400, personal property of $200; Margaret 52, b. NC; John 19, b. NC; Ellender 17, b. NC; Rachil 14, b. NC; Lotta 12, b. Clay Co., KY; Nancy 12, b. Clay Co., KY; Martha 7, b. Clay Co., KY; Robert 5, b. Clay Co., KY.
  4. [S281] Departed This Life, Grandma Sandlin, Jackson County Sun, McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky, 23 Jan 1936, "She was the wife of Lewis Sandlin who passed on about 9 years ago. They were known far and near by names -- 'Uncle Lewis and Aunt Nellie'."
  5. [S9] Sarah Mae (Saylor) Hunter, daughter of David and Nollie (Sizemore) Saylor, interview by Wanda Hunter Day, 2009-2014; audiotape privately held by interviewer. Apr 2009.
  6. [S82] Clay County, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, File Box 12; County Clerk's Office, Manchester. Lewis Sandlin and Ellen Edwards; recorded license, 07 February 1861, and certificate, 07 February 1861. Photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 16 October 2009.
  7. [S237] 1870 U.S. census, Owsley County, Kentucky, population schedule, Booneville, sheet 22, page 315B (stamped), dwelling 148, family 144, Lewis Sandlin; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 04 Jun 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 494. Household includes: Lewis Sandlin 26, b. KY, farmer, real estate valued at $300; personal property of $342; Ellen 26, b. KY [Other sources indicate b.NC]; John 8, b. KY; Niram 6, b. KY; Nancy M. 4, b. KY; James H. 6/12, b. KY; Morris Sandlin 13 b. KY. [brother of Lewis Sandlin]
  8. [S143] "Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 02 April 2009), entry for Mrs. Ellen Sandlin, 15 January 1936, Owsley County; citing "Various death records, microfilm, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort."
  9. [S62] Commonwealth of Kentucky Department for Public Health, death certificate no. 116-57-13044, J. Henry Sandlin (1957); Vital Statistics, Frankfort.